1771 H. Mackenzie (1789) xl. 234 Twas taught by Lavinia's smile In the mirth-loving chorus to join.
?1817 in (Brit. Mus.) (1949) IX. 763 Come, listen awhile, all ye mirth-loving Wags.
1853 W. J. Hickie tr. Aristophanes II. 543 The unrestrained, mirth-loving act of worship.